A message from Dick Cheney to Talking Points Memo

Letters soliciting funds for any political cause are always filled with bullshit, but sometimes you'll find one that manages to go above and beyond the call of duty. A great example is the e-mail from Dick Cheney on behalf of Bush/Cheney '04 sent to Talking Points Memo. No, not to Josh Marshall, the author of Talking Points Memo, but to Talking Points Memo, itself, asking it to be a grassroots leader for them in Talk, Alaska.

It gets better.

The letter points out how President Bush has kept his word to bring "dignity and honnor to the White House and change the tone in Washington", and talks about how he's "worked with Congress to pass tax cuts that are vital to economic growth, a major education reform package, important strengthening of our armed forces and our intelligence capabilities, and vital upgrades in our homeland defenses." That they neglected to include funding for many of these things in the federal budget apparently isn't worth mentioning.

My favourite paragraph, however, is this one:

Your support is especially critical over the next few months, as President Bush must devote his energies to his duties -- fighting the war on terrorism, continuing to strengthen our economy, reforming education, and working for Medicare reform and prescription drugs for our seniors.

So, does this mean he won't be doing any fundraisers for the campaign, so that he can attend to these duties of his? Oh, wait - that's what he's been doing most of this week, isn't it? Raising money, of course, not devoting his energies to his duties.

If you have a second, be sure to read the whole thing. It's a good, quick reminder of why - aside from the whole Iraq mess - we really need, and deserve, someone much better.

Posted by thorswitch at June 28, 2003 02:06 PM | TrackBack